Ontex

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Ontex
Commune
A view in the centre of Ontex A view in the centre of Ontex
Map
Location of Ontex
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Coordinates: 45°45′20′′N 5°49′19′′E / 45.7556°N 5.8219°E / 45.7556; 5.8219
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Bugey savoyard
Intercommunality	CA Grand Lac
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Christiane Carrier^[1]
Area ¹	4.62 km² (1.78 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	92
• Density	20/km² (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73193 /73310
Elevation	452–1,161 m (1,483–3,809 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ontex is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Toponymy

As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.